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Easy Shabbat Cornish Hens With Roasted Potatoes

Sarah Harari is know to be a gourmet kosher cook within the Syrian Jewish Community. I know that any Shabbat recipe from Sarah will go straight onto my Shabbat and Jewish holiday menus!!! Shabbat Cornish Hens with Roasted Potatoes by Sarah Harari 2 cornish hens, cleaned 3/4 c honey 3/4 cup orange juice 4 cloves of garlic, chopped  1 red onion, chopped . 1/2 cup soy sauce salt and pepper. Place 2 cornish hens in a roaster. Mix  all ingredients in a measuring cup and ...

No-Bake Pumpkin Cake

3 (8-ounce) packages tofutti cream cheese ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup sugar 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin 2 tablespoons nondairy creamer 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon vanilla 28 graham cracker sheets Powdered sugar Beat tofutti cream cheese with sugars until smooth and fluffy.  Beat in pumpkin, nondairy creamer, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla.  Lay out graham crackers to cover the bottom of a 9 x 9-inch pan (cut/break to fit).  Gently spread a quarter of the ...

Curried Turkey Salad

Some people make turkey this week and some people have leftovers.  This is a good use of them. 4 cups chopped, cooked turkey 2 Granny Smith apples, chopped 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1/2 cup dried cranberries 2 scallions, chopped 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro 2 stalks celery, diced Dressing: 1 tablespoon curry powder ½ cup tofutti sour cream 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons honey 1/2 teaspoon ginger In a large bowl, mix together the curry powder, sour ...

How to Roast a Perfect Turkey with Fresh Cranberry Relish

My friend Miriam Kairey can not only professionally trace your family history back at least ten generations, but she can also teach us all how to roast the perfect kosher turkey for Thanksgiving. She is a gourmet cook and is author of the  cookbook Positively Passover. She makes Syrian “kaak” regularly and is committed to preserving the art of cooking  Syrian Jewish Cuisine. Although Thanksgiving turkey is not exactly a Syrian main dish, Miriam has perfected her turkey roasting technique ...

Thanksgiving Bulgur Pilaf With Butternut Squash, Chestnuts, & Cinnamon

Thank you Jennifer Abadi for this fabulous savory bulgur pilaf- perfect for a Thanksgiving menu! Check out Jennifer’s website www.FistfulofLentils.com. Bulgur is a healthy ingredient common in foods from Turkey, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. I was really surprised to find out how healthy bulgur really is! Some of the benefits of eating bulgur include: Lowering the risk of Type 2 diabetes because it contains Magnesium which helps out the insulin in your ...

The Perfect Savory Mushroom Turkey Stuffing

I’m so glad that I bumped into Julie again on our weekly Shabbat walk. Always with a sweet word to say, she lets me know that at there are people out there who love The Jewish Hostess!! Thank Julie for sending in this great recipe for stuffing! Can’t wait to put it on my Thanksgiving menu!! Marlene  The Perfect Savory Mushroom Turkey Stuffing by Julie Esses “Hi Marlene- Two tablespoons of Earth Balance Two medium celery stalks One cup one medium onion chopped One quarter ...

Beet Gazpacho

This is adapted from a recipe in a recent Wall Street Journal food piece. 4 (15-ounce) cans whole or sliced beets, drained 8 cloves garlic 1 small red onion, chopped 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 4 cups ice water Place all ingredients in bowl of a food processor and process until completely smooth.  Cover and chill for at least 3 hours and up to 8. By Emuna Braverman and Elizabeth Kurtz, ...

Curried Chicken Stir-Fry

There are so many varieties of this – this is an easy and delicious one. 3 tablespoons peanut oil 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips 1 tablespoon curry 3 teaspoons fresh minced garlic 1 teaspoon fresh minced ginger ¼ teaspoon crushed red chilies 2 (14-ounce) cans sliced potatoes, drained 1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 cup frozen peas (I prefer the petite pois) ¼ cup salted peanuts for garnish ...

Maple Chicken

This is a good weeknight chicken recipe. 1 chicken, cut in 1/8th’s 1/3 cup maple syrup (pure not pancake) 2 tablespoons oil 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar ¼ teaspoon pepper Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken in roasting pan.  Mix all other ingredients together and pour over chicken.  Roast, basting every ½ hour, until cooked well – 1-1/2 to 2 hours. By Emuna Braverman and Elizabeth Kurtz, of www.gourmetkoshercooking.com www.gourmetkoshercooking.com is a ...

Cashew Butterscotch Bars

This is one of my favorite treats; I like the flavor of the butterscotch chips – a nice change from chocolate. 1-1/2 cups flour ¾ cup brown sugar ½ cup (1 stick) plus 2 tablespoons margarine, divided 1 cup butterscotch chips ½ cup corn syrup 1 teaspoon water 1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped cashews ½ cup white chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine flour and brown sugar in a medium-sized bowl.  Cut in ½  cup margarine with a pastry blender or a ...

Cranberry Chicken

Ingredients: 1 whole chicken in pieces or 1 package of chicken thighs & legs 2 sweet potatoes, sliced into thin rounds 2 1/2  cups cranberry sauce garlic powder ginger powder kosher salt fresh black pepper dried parsley flakes  Directions: Pre heat oven to 400F Late out your chicken pieces and pat them dry with a paper towel. Generously sprinkle on both sides of the chicken pieces, the garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, and parsley flakes. Lay half of ...

Apple Streusel Muffins

Good after-school snack or breakfast on the run! 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs ½ cup (1 stick) margarine, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla 1-1/2 cups chopped Granny Smith apples Streusel: 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon flour 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon margarine Glaze: 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar 1 to 2 tablespoons nondairy creamer Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line 12 muffin cups with paper ...

Whole Wheat Cranberry Apple Muffins w/ Lemon-Ginger Glaze

For Cake: 2 ¾ cups whole wheat flour 1 tbsp. baking powder ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 2 tsp ground ginger 1 ¼ cups low-fat milk 2 extra-large eggs ½ lb. unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1 ½ cups coarsely chopped fresh cranberries 2 cups finely chopped apples ¾ cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted ¾ cup packed brown sugar ¾ cup granulated sugar For Glaze: 1 cup sifted confectioners’  sugar 1-2 tbsp. lemon ...

Baked Peanut Chicken

Peanuts are one of the most versatile of foods and this recipe proves that to perfection! 4 chicken thighs 4 chicken breasts ½ cup creamy peanut butter 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons honey ½ cup honey roasted peanuts ½ cup unseasoned bread crumbs 1 teaspoon fresh minced garlic ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper Place chicken in a freezer Ziploc bag.  In a microwave safe bowl, combine peanut butter soy sauce and honey.  Microwave until smooth and pour into bag ...

Iced Banana Muffins

These are a good after-school snack or lunchbox filler. ¼ cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 large0 1 teaspoon vanilla 1-1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda Icing: 2 tablespoons margarine ¼ cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon nondairy creamer ½ cup powdered sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.  Cream together shortening and sugar.  Beat in egg.  Add bananas and vanilla and mix ...

Butternut Squash Salad With Candied Pecans

My poor husband never ate a butternut squash until he met me. Now he eats so much of it, he has wonders how he lived without it all these years. I am a fanatic about butternut squash. I love it in soups, as an added element to grains or as its own simple side dish. Here is a salad that I invented when I just ran out of ways to eat all the butternut squash that sits in my kitchen. 1 ½-2 cups butternut squash, peeled, cut into bite-size cubes 2 Tbsp. olive oil 1 cup whole pecans 2 ...

Chicken Thighs With Roasted Winter Fruit

Times Prep time: 10 Cook time: 45 Ready time: 55 min Servings 4 Ingredients 1 teaspoon olive oil 4 bone in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 2-pounds) 2 tart apples such as pink lady or granny smith, cored & cut into ½-inch thick slices 2 ripe but firm pears, cored and cut into ½-inch thick slices 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon mustard powder ½ to ¾ cup chicken stock 1 cup red grapes 3 tablespoons balsamic ...